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Grandpa's Cactus

To say Sam loved seeing all the types of cactuses during our stay in Arizona would be an understatement. He was completely captivated with them and took every opportunity to point them out. If he saw a cactus he would make sure to tell us "be careful, they sure are prickly" and even came up with his own song that he would sing every time he saw a cactus (which was essentially every second) that repeated the word "prickly" over and over again in varying tunes. However, Sam did have some favorite ones that he grew fond of during our trip. There was the crooked cactus that had a bent arm, the four armed cactus, the cup cactus, the santa hat cactus and of course, Grandpa's cactus (the tall one in Grandpa and Oma's front yard)

Santa hats kept this cactus warm in the low temperatures

Most people just put cups on their cactus in freezing temps

A family shot by Grandpa's cactus

Sam by his favorite cactus

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Unknown said…
That cactus is enormous! Looks like fun:)
February 7, 2011 at 12:41 AM
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